In a Superhuman Society

by Stonecreek

A world with quirks means its people are wind up rather quirky. Whether heroes, villains, or somewhere in-between, every BnHA character deserves to have their story told. These are but tiny 100-word snippets of their lives, told one a day, every day, in 2023. Newest chapter: Mina Ashido is a vivacious hero in training. She's equally enthusiastic about her classmates' love lives.

149. Kazuho Haneyama (Pop Step)

A.N. — The other character besides Ojiro born on May 28 is one of the main players of Vigilantes. And because I've only flipped through a few volumes of that series, I am far less acquainted with her than I should be. That also meant she got shifted a day. So, happy late birthday to Kazuho Haneyama.

149. Kazuho Haneyama/Pop✩Step

The differences between Kazuho's civilian and vigilante selves were revealing — and she wasn't just talking about her costume.

Kazuho the girl was someone who couldn't muster up the courage to confess to her crush. Pop✩Step the idol brought a level of enthusiasm to her street performances that was absent elsewhere in her life. And as a vigilante, Kazuho's intellect shone because her brains saved the rest of the group from being toast.

In reality, Kazuho was still the kid trying to choose between stardom as a hero or singer. Spanning this gulf was one Leap she couldn't (wouldn't) make.

A.N. 2 — Here on ff.n, it took multiple tries to find a star symbol that the system would allow for Pop✩Step's name. At AO3, it saved properly the first time. They both wound up looking the same, but this was yet another instance of this site being more frustrating to use than that one.